Adding Complex Context Menu to Default Windows Menus

[zacks@construction-imaging.com]

I have figured out how to add custom menu items to various buildin
context menus by looking at a project on CodeProject.com and then
doing some registry searches.

But I can't find how to add a complex menu item, that is, a menu item
that has a submenu, or possibly a sub-submenu.

I also cannot figure out how to tell windows just where in the menu
the new menu item should appear, or how to add a new separator line to
setoff the new menu item.

I know it can be done since I have a copy of WinZip and it installs a
new context menu item with submenu items. Also, there are software
products available to do this.

Are there any instructions anywhere out there on how to do this?

[Jeff]

Re: Adding Complex Context Menu to Default Windows Menus

On Jun 3, 2:27 am, za...@construct ion-imaging.com wrote:

I have figured out how to add custom menu items to various buildin
context menus by looking at a project on CodeProject.com and then
doing some registry searches.
>
But I can't find how to add a complex menu item, that is, a menu item
that has a submenu, or possibly a sub-submenu.
>
I also cannot figure out how to tell windows just where in the menu
the new menu item should appear, or how to add a new separator line to
setoff the new menu item.
>
I know it can be done since I have a copy of WinZip and it installs a
new context menu item with submenu items. Also, there are software
products available to do this.
>
Are there any instructions anywhere out there on how to do this?

Since you like CodeProject.com , here is a tutorial about how to create
a shell extension:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/shellextguide1.aspx

I assume since this is posted in the C# news group, that you might not
be interested in working with COM and ATL directly. In that case,
this article might help:

http://www.theserverside.net/tt/articles/showarticle.tss?id=ShellExtensions

Good luck.

Jeff